The fear or aversion and hate towards people who identify themselves as lesbian or gay, has its origin several centuries ago, influenced by the prevailing religions of that time, which through criminal law criminalized the relationships between people of the same sex; it was an abhorrent crime, against "nature" itself. Currently, seventy-two countries around the world criminalize this type of relationships, coming to apply the death penalty in some cases. Although in the majority of countries, homosexuality ...

The fear or aversion and hate towards people who identify themselves as lesbian or gay, has its origin several centuries ago, influenced by the prevailing religions of that time, which through criminal law criminalized the relationships between people of the same sex; it was an abhorrent crime, against "nature" itself. Currently, seventy-two countries around the world criminalize this type of relationships, coming to apply the death penalty in some cases. Although in the majority of countries, homosexuality is decriminalized, the influence of religion continues to fuel homophobic attitudes. The case of Latin America is the best example of this situation; LGTBI people continues expanding their rights, but at the same time there is still a rejection towards one who is not defined as heterosexual, many times by deep-rooted religious beliefs. It is for this reason that in the present work, will be conducted a research through a poll to determine if a part of the Latin American society is tolerant to homosexual people, as well as an interview to a gay person to know this experience from first hand. Finally, we reflect on queer criminology as possible sub-discipline to study these issues